Post-War Other I drove the Herald today!

[70herald]

Not very far, just from one parking space to another but she started on her own (new battery!) drove, and stopped (brake still work) First time in 1 1/2 years, and first time with the new engine head.

Now all I need is an exhaust system. Sure is noisy without anything attached the the exhaust manifold!

 

[tomgt6]

It is good to know another Herald lives. What Herald do you have and do you have any pictures.

There are a couple of us that like to here and talk about Heralds, Spitfires and GT6s. Keep the information coming and pictures. Good luck.

 

[70herald]

Its a '70 13/60 convertible.

Since I bought it (almost 5 years ago)I have rebuilt the engine, gearbox, chassis, brakes and a bunch of other stuff. All without the benefit of a garage. Of course all the neighbors know me as "the crazy guy with the red car!"

If those pesky things like commitments, job, family etc give me a full day I think I can get it ready to pass inspection.

 

[martx-5]

Looks good. Glad to see you've got it running.

I also see that the driving age in Israel is very low. :laugh:

 

[tomgt6]

So I assume you take a lot of the parts inside on the kitchen table or on the floor of the living room and go to it.

My mother-in-law tells me, my father in-law use to take hole engines into the kitchen or living room and take them apart and leave the grime all over the floor and tables. I think that may have been a reason she divorced him.

That looks like a great car and a fun project. It even looks like you may have a helper. I can say it is always good for the neighbors to think you are crazy. They tend to leave you alone. Now you just need to find the time. Good luck.

 

[Andrew Mace]

It is good to know another Herald lives....There are a couple of us that like to here and talk about Heralds, Spitfires and GT6s. Keep the information coming and pictures. Good luck.

Yisrael, congratulations on this progress; I'm sure inspection will go smoothly.

Tom, yes, there are a few of us who mostly like to talk about these cars...except when they misbehave! Yisrael, I know well the <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 23pt">SOUND</span></span> of a Herald sans exhaust. My 1200 chose the trip home Monday evening to break its exhaust pipe a bit forward of the differential area. I'd almost forgotten a: how loud a Herald can be and b: how significant the loss of power can be (presumably due in part to the loss of back pressure)!

Temporarily, I may go the soup-can-and-hose-clamp route. On the other hand, I could finally fit one of the complete NOS exhaust systems I've managed to collect in recent years.... :hammer:

 

[tomshobby]

Way to go Yisrael, you stuck with it when many would have given up. A well deserved success!